Comparison

Countdown vs Count®

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Countdown

Easily track upcoming events, holidays, and important dates with custom photos and notifications. View your countdowns on your Apple Watch, Mac, or Lock Screen widgets. Share events and enjoy a private, ad-free experience with optional Pro features.

Highlights
  • Add, modify, and view countdowns
  • Customizable photos from library or web
  • Siri integration for easy access
  • Apple Watch and Mac support
  • Widgets for home and lock screens
  • Shareable countdown images
  • Customizable event notifications
Features
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Countdown is an easy way to keep track of upcoming events, holidays and important dates. Features: • View Countdowns - Add, modify and view countdowns • Past Countdowns - See countdowns from the past including how many days since • Custom Photos - Choose from your photo library or directly from the Web using Flickr • Add to Siri - Easily retrieve any countdown on any device • Apple Watch - View all of your countdowns on your wrist • Widgets - Add widgets to view up to 3 countdowns at once • Lock Screen Widgets - See the next widget directly on the Lock Screen (iOS 16 or later only) • Share - Countdowns can be shared as an image to any social media platform • Notifications - Receive notifications before the countdown with custom settings for how many days before • Full OS Support - Dark Mode, Drag & Drop, Split Screen, VoiceOver and much more • Privacy - No data is ever stored outside of your device and with no tracking or analytics • Pay Once - No ads or subscriptions, just regular free updates with Countdown Pro Countdown Pro unlocks the ability to add more than one countdown, archived countdowns, full widget support, app icons and much more for one low cost in app purchase. Available for iPhone, iPad & Apple Watch. Also available for Mac included with your purchase.

About

Count®

Features
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Standalone independent iWatch app Countdown or up in days for any events: birthday, party, vacation, holiday, graduation, anniversary, ceremony, new year, etc. Different color (blue vs red) for countdown and count up. Easy to add events with title and date, Easy to modify event. Easy to delete event by swap to left side.

Screenshots

Countdown4 screens
Count®4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Countdown at Free against Count®'s $9.99. Countdown also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). Count®'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Countdown is free to download; Count® costs $9.99 up front. Countdown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Count® asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown ships an update fortnightly, Count® monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Countdown versus Count®: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdownCount®
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.6 (162 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings162 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB8 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperRob SammonsRuizheng Liu

Bugs and requests

Countdown

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • 🐛 Cannot add more than two countdowns
  • 🐛 Widget colors "washing out"
  • 🐛 Incorrect countdowns
  • 🐛 Countdown data disappeared
  • 🐛 Keyboard shows up and won't go away
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  • 🐛 Cannot add new photo from Camera Roll when editing
  • 🐛 Photos too zoomed in and blurry
  • 🐛 Widget not showing minutes/seconds
  • 🐛 Event title shows, but no countdown

Requested features

13 requests
  • Recurring event option
  • Ability to crop images
  • Import calendar events
  • Integration with Google/iCloud calendars
  • Option to show more than one goal in a large widget
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  • Pop-up alerts at event start
  • Pin to menu bar or screen
  • Use past countdowns to see days passed
  • Option to display time or just days
  • Year ticker
  • Jump ahead by years in date selector
  • Show full pictures within the app
  • Support for Apple Watch

Count®

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown

One-time1
  • Countdown Pro$1.99
None

Count®

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Countdown free?
Countdown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Count® free?
Count® costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Countdown or Count® have ads?
Neither Countdown nor Count® shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Countdown or Count®?
Countdown ships an update fortnightly, and Count® monthly. Most recently, Countdown was updated on October 3, 2026 and Count® on September 24, 2026.

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